e50 – Legacy I/O

We cover the wild, wonderful, and sometimes half-baked history of getting data in and out of Macs. It turns out we've been citizens of Dongle Town for a long time already.

Peripheral buses

DB-9 (mouse, keyboard) and DB-19 (floppy)
Apple Desktop Bus
Mini-DIN connector
Griffin iMate

Serial (printer, modem, network)
LocalTalk
AppleTalk

SCSI
terminators
Skuzzy
HDI-30

Networking
AAUI Ethernet
Displays
DA-15 vs. VGA
dongle!
Mini 15 dongle

HDI-45
Apple AudioVision 14 Display

S-video
same connector as ADB
iBook A/V port and cable

Apple Display Connector

The only HDI-45 monitor.